Questions tagged [jform]
Form Class for the Joomla Platform.
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Fetching custom user field values in custom module
I'm having some problems with a custom module that I'm making to display some basic "logged in" user information.
I'm working on a template with "SP Page Builder" CMS.
My module:
{...
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Form validation in Joomla with form rules doesn't work
It will try to include new rules to validate the fields of a form and it does not work. I can not even get messages on the screen. Am I missing something in the code?
Here is my code:
<form ...
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Why does the FormController instantiate models with the ignore_request flag set to true?
The Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\FormController::getModel method has a default argument for the config argument that sets the ignore_request parameter to true. This in turn means that models will not ...
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How do I pass the generated form together with the custom fields to model class?
I have this code here, which I modified in the getForm function from my Model Class:
$elementHeader='
<fieldset name="reportFilters">';
$elementName = $elementHeader;
$form ...
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I want to display a form with the data added already
public function getLaymanLayout($id){
$form = $this->getForm();
$form->bind(0);
}
I still have a lot to implement and make it correct to the MVC rules.
I want to call a table from the ...
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Trying to find the right syntax for prefilling a subform in J3.10
I'm trying to figure out how to prefill subform repeatable fields - the situation is:
/com_manufacturing/admin/views/document/tmpl/edit.php
//some code
<?php
// $subform = JForm::...
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Change the form field name from one view to a related one
I have two related views (item and booking) in my custom component. A view for the items, and another view for booking them. So, if you browse to an item view, you will see there a "booking ...
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Dynamically add option to Jform field
I need to conditionally add an option to an existing form field in my custom component.
The form is defined in models/forms/myview.xml like:
<form>
<fieldset>
...
<...
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Get linear array of subform repeated values
So have a simple Field a user can enter some IDs in:
<field name="ids" type="subform" min="1" multiple="true" layout="joomla.form.field.subform....
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Form-Fields-Fieldset-showon issue
For a component I have a field item_type that needs to be saved in its own database column for ease of searching, filtering etc, and a set of configurations which have global option defaults so are ...
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I manually added a field to frontend article submission form but it does NOT save the data. What is wrong?
I created a frontend form override for article submission tmpl/form/edit.php and added the following field as plain HTML
<input type="text" name="jform[attribs][videourl]" id=&...
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Override module XML form displays correctly but does not save data. Why?
I created a system plugin with the onContentPrepareForm() method to load an entire module options form, and the form loads correctly, but will not save the entered data.
The coding
/plugins/system/...
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get value of hidden field via Jinput
hello i created a form in front via a plugin
in my tmpl i create a file value_form.php (compatible with the component)
<form id="contact-form-'.$formid.'" method="POST" class=&...
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Using form XML for custom filter and removing group definition
I'm creating a small component with a search module. I will dumb this example down so that the question will be clear.
The component manages books. The book form XML looks like this and its structure ...
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custom form list field add disabled options - create optgroups
I have a working list based on an sql query. Now I would like to add some spacers (not selectable items).
When doing this manually in xml you can add the disabled attr to that item, but how can I do ...
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Dynamically removing single JForm option
I'm working on a small component and depending on $someoption I need to remove a certain option from the JForm. So for example if $someoption == 1 then I need to remove this option <option value="1"...
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Array of form fields
I am trying to load a array of form fields as below.
grade.xml
<field name="gralev_code[]"
type="text"
class="width20"
label="JSCH_GRALEV_CODE"
/>
default.php
$this->form->...
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Using a different id name for Joomla forms
I have a form in Joomla that uses XML:
<form action="index.php?option=com_content&view=contents" method="post" id="adminForm" name="adminForm">
<?php $this->form->...
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Optional fields in renderFieldset
I'm updating a component of mine to use the renderFieldset method and remove some unnecessary code in the form template files. However, some of my fields show / hide based on other preferences in the ...
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enable Selected option for a custom field extending JFormFieldList
I am creating a custom field extending JFormFieldList as below
Form field is defined as below
<field name="reltype_rev_id"
multiple="true"
type="customfield"
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Joomla 4 addfieldpath
Has the addfieldpath parameter in custom extension forms changed in Joomla 4? The Joomla admin is no longer finding my component's customized field types.
I'm using addfieldpath="/administrator/...
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Custom 'dynamic' form field creation
I tried to look around, but didn't exactly found what I was looking for. Joomla have documentation about how to create custom form fields. That was useful, but what I need is (I guess simple..?).
I ...
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JS : How to trigger a Blur event with my code
I need help in triggering a Blur event attached to a calendar field.
The event I am trying to trigger is added in /media/system/calendar.js around line 1003
JoomlaCalendar.prototype._bindEvents = ...
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Creating a multidimensional JForm field dynamicaly
Item Model
protected function preprocessForm(JForm $form, $data, $group = 'examplegroup')
{
foreach ($data as $i => $item) {
$field = new \SimpleXMLElement('<field />');
$...
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Remove form fieldset
I am trying to remove a fieldset from a form.
I have not found a function that does this, so I do it through an array to remove them individually.
$infofield = $form->getFieldset('company');
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Front-end custom Joomla module to upload an image and save it in the Joomla images folder
I work on a custom Joomla module that would let users to upload profile images. I created a JForm and wanted to use the form field type "file" as below:
<field name="Photo" type="file" label="...
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How can I get form post data when Save, Save and Close or Save and New button is used?
I need to get the values of fields when the form is saved by any of the save buttons. So far I only get an empty array.
Working with a custom field for Mosets Tree component. I used what I expected ...
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TypeError: Form is Null on Button in Admin toolbar
I am receiving
TypeError: form is null
in the browser console when I select a custom button added to a form using JToolbarHelper.
I can insert the button to any other component as is and it will ...
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Server name removed from text when submitting JForm TinyMCE editor field
I'm working a custom Joomla module that has a JForm with an editor field. My users use this form to edit and send some email messages to our customers. The field is prefilled by the system with some ...
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Jform radio button not displayed or not horizontally aligned with its label
I'm working on a custom Joomla module displaying a JForm with some radio buttons. I'm using the sample code described for Joomla 3+ styling with arbitrary values described here
<field name="...
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How to save data from 2 fields as a JSON string to 1 database table field?
I need help to store data in json format in my DB like {name:'1', name2:'2'}.
So far I have this:
model/form/category.xml:
<fieldset>
<field
name="name"
type="text"
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How to retrieve unique values before a parenthesis in JFormFieldList Filter query?
I have a JHtml custom filter populated by a JFormField extended class. It is added in the view with the following code:
JHtmlSidebar::addFilter(
'- Select Height -',
'filter_height',
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How to identify which JForm list field triggered the submission of my form?
I´m working on a JForm with some list fields. As the fields have a cascading relationship (and I did not want to work with AJAX at this time) I submit the form, whenever the selection of one of the ...
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JFormFieldList in Frontend -> Notice: Array to string conversion
I'm facing a strange problem. I'm trying to define a custom field for the frontend-view of my component like this:
defined('JPATH_BASE') or die;
jimport('joomla.form.formfield');
jimport('joomla....
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Client side validation - custom event handler not called when user enters the field and leaves it being empty
I'm working on a JForm with some fields with custom event handlers to do client side form validation as it is described in this document
The document says that "Joomla adds a blur handler to validate ...
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How to select predefined options in an custom form list-field?
I'm trying to pre-select several options in a custom form field. I created a new JFormField which extends JFormFieldList and gets its values from my database. This is my current code:
protected ...
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How to submit JForm form based on custom dropdown list value change
I'm working on a custom Joomla module. I have a JForm that contains multiple custom dropdown lists based on JFormFieldList. The form should be submitted when a value is selected from one of the custom ...
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How to use a custom layout with JForm subform fields?
I want to reuse some forms in my component. The subform field does the job. However, I need to remove some fields and/or field groups when displaying the subform.
I tried to use the JForm methods ...
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Why does Joomla remove html tags from submitted text even when filter types are set to raw?
I'm trying to retrieve and save a html formatted text submitted thru a Joomla editor field. I went thru some of the available docs (https://docs.joomla.org/Retrieving_request_data_using_JInput#...
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Joomla editor field type text not posted when submitted
I'm working on a custom joomla module. It has a form with an "editor" type field. The fields are defined in the related xml file:
<form>
<fields name="main">
<fieldset name=...
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Manually render filter form fields in layout
I am using the searchtools filters in the front end of a custom component.
So I am displaying the fields in my template :
<?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.searchtools.default', array('...
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Custom dynamic fields - SimpleXMLElement in model and data info fields
Good morning,
I have a question. I create my own fields in my own component. I'm using the "SimpleXMLElement" class. The form generates via getForm work perfectly:
$newfieldset = new ...
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Joomla 3.4 custom fields names strange behavior in JForm
I'm working for FE component with form to make ability to user set some values to filter data from DB (ex: select, text). After user make submit these fields need to show values user have selected ...
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Variables in XML form definition
I'm creating a form using the Joomla XML form definition, and I want to create a range of integer values a user can select from. The number/integer field is fine for this use-- but I need to allow the ...
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Radio form field - can value be a string?
I'm using the Joomla radio button form field type and am having trouble with option values that are strings. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if there is a bug there.
So in my component ...
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What are possible filters in Joomla form fields?
I see intermittent use of filter="safehtml" and filter="string" throught Joomla forms. Is there a complete list, and can custom filters be created?
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Render field type in custom form
I'm trying to render the media manager field type in a custom form. The form is not loaded from the xml.
this code is causing an error:
$obj = new JFormFieldMedia();
$obj -> __set('name','...
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Can I change how jForm generates HTML for the Form fields?
Is there a way to manipulate the resulting HTML that jForm generates?
$this->form->renderField('myfield');
Apparent Joomla Default Form HTML
<div class="control-group">
<div ...
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Custom fields "on demand"
I've got an article that's a simple event. I don't need any event management extension because
I used joomla custom fields to associate to each event some info like speakers, date, ....
One info ...
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Jform checkbox not updating in a Module
Sorry I am new to Joomla. I am trying to resolve an issue with the checkbox not updating on the module. I don't see any updating code specified in PHP, but somehow Joomla is updating it. Can someone ...
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